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Reading Certificate Programs CT

Required Courses		Credit Hours
Certificate I (select 3 of 5 courses)
ERLA 501	Understand Lit/Lang Dev	3
ERLA 511	Literacy & Content Learning	3
ERLA 522	Literature/Texts for Child/Young Adults	3
ERLA 530	Literacy Assessment	3
ERLA 536	Elem & MS Reading Instruction	3
Certificate II * (select 3 of 5 courses)
ERLA 504	Integrat Eng Lang Arts Elem/MS	3
ERLA 507	Lit/Lang Devel Young Child	3
ERLA 533	Students w/Reading Difficulties	3
ERLA 539	Read/Writ/Lit Across Curriculum	3
ERLA 550	Lrng Envir-Lit & Div Pops	3
Certificate III * (select 3 of 5 courses)
ERLA 516	Trends/Issues in Literacy	3
ERLA 600	Curriculum/Prof Dev-Literacy Prog	3
ERLA 609	Developing Literacy Leader	3
ERLA 660	Literacy Research Design	3
*	(course should not be taken if seeking (BR) endorsement only)
ERLA 699	Literacy Research	3
*	(course should not be taken if seeking (BR) endorsement only)
A (BR) endorsement program is 27 credits as approved by advisor.
*Each certificate requires 9 credits for completion. Certificate I is a prerequisite for Certificate II. Certificate II is a prerequisite for Certificate III.

Why choose the Reading Certificate Programs?

GRADUATE LEVEL (BR Endorsement) These certificate programs are generally for anyone who would like a greater background in the area of reading, but does not necessarily need a formal master’s degree or a K-12 reading endorsement. The Reading Certificates are especially ideal for certified teachers who are seeking a Reading (BR) endorsement, but not a master’s degree. Upon completion of an advisor-approved 27 credit hours of certificate requirements, the student is eligible to apply for a Michigan Reading Specialist endorsement. The reading subject–area test must be passed in order to qualify for the endorsement. Courses in the Reading Certificate Programs can be applied to the Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction.

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